The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-23

Last Saturday eighty three applications
for divorce were heard in Chicago.
Thomas E. Nuckols has been appointed
postmaster at Clifton Forge, Allegheny
county. Va.
Mr.. George H. OFT, prominent and
useful citizen of Woodstock, Va. died re- |
Gently in that place, aged IS years.
Pinafore,has been revived in New Y ork,
and at Madison Square Garden on Tues
day it was received by a crowded house
with unboupded applause, s.,,4
Eight crowded passenger cars filled
with Mormon converts on their way TO
Utah, passed through Lynchburg last
week on the Norfolk and Western rail
road.
The principals of the late wheat clique
in Chicago are estimated losers to the ex-
tent of $4,000 600. Some of the largest
and strongest of the spectators went
under
Large numbers of merchants and other
business men of Virginia have rendered
coupons for their license taxes :. The cou-
pons go through the process of yerification,
and then are received. of course.
James Nolan, of New Jersey, refused,
when on his death bed, to be made more
comfortable blythe removal of his panta-
looms. After his death his pockets were
found to contain more than SO 900.
Garfield county, Colorado, is seriously
disproportioned in its manageable young
men and young ladies. There are only
twenty eight unmarried wDman, while
tirsrr are q ri t ed nleii.
Mr.. A. s.. Williams, of Bridgewater
Va, has been awarded the, contract to
build the bridge and E. G. Lewman, of
Dayton, the stone work OF the bridge over
Knapp's creek. in Pnc:sbonta county.
MIR. John Greame, for many years local
report ar for the Wing, and more recently
employed in the Richmond postoffice. died
in Richmond on Thursday last. lie was
well known to the newspaper fraternity.
Zion. John S. Wise has accepted an >inyi-
tation to deliver an address on the 4th OF
July in Philadelphia It will be a good
one, as Mr.. Wise is peculiarly gifted on an
occasion like the one in which he is COM
plilnented by All invitation to participate.
Mr. G. T. Dabney has been appointed
and entered npon the duties OF superinten-
dent OF, the Newport News division. of the
Newport News and Mississippi Valley
railroad. The division embraces the line
of road between Newport News and Cliff
ton Forge. '.'' '@-.,@ '.'' ''' 80 - ''
ME-. Frank Trigg, ticket agent of the
Newport News and Mississippi Valley
railroad, stationed at Washington ID. c..
committed suicide last Tuesday by jump
ing. from the bridge at Niagara Falls, at
the Three Sisters. in Cana da., He leaves a
wife and several children in Washington,
A cave of wonderful proportions has
been discovered near Fort Spring, Green
brier county. 1t is said to extend one mile
or more, and abounds with lakes. cascades
ana stalactites, SC. The Mountain Herald
deyo.es nearly three columns to az inter
citing description of this, underground
wonder. .-.. ....-..-.t- -.
The GalIego FIGURING Mills, at Rich
mond which were sold at auction under g
decree of the court two months ago fol
$12O,O00, were resold Friday to Charles l.
Todd and associates, to whom they wert
originally knocked down. for $lS6 600. Tht
same parties also purchased the company.
brands for $S,110. .--.,. ..--'-,4-' ...,- = .-.
BY peoples vote the Council of The
City of Roanoke is authorized to levy taA
of two per cent, which will be appro
priated to the establishment Of a rolling
min i6 that place. The majority. for the
tax was .4S6 out of a total vote cast of 634
The Leader expresses the belief that this
assures the rolling mill. ~ ..-........-...
A fire occurred in Roanoke on the day OF
the 10th in tile frame mattrass' factory OF
E. H. Stewart & Co. Three houses were
burned, including The RecieW and the Sur
printing offices. The ReUie,o was not in
sured the Sun was to the amount of $500
Other buildings were threatened, but ne
serious damage was sustained. s~. a.. a..
Hail stones, strangely shaped, pointed
and weighing over pound each, recently
fell in the districts of AitOi and Carnabat
between AdEauOple and ShaRlla on the
Easte II Roumela. The hail-stones de-
stroyed the harYests. killed many lahorers
and cattle in the fields. and pierced Thu
roofs of houses like bullets. - .'''-''
The formal recognition of 1t. Governo
Robinson by The authorities Of Indiana
will be a strong point against the seating
of Turpie by the United States Senate
Turpie's election was secured through
the usurpation of Smith, as president o
the Senate. which position Robinson wa
entitled by reason of having been elected
Lieut.. Governor. e.: -"a-''' 80 80
The two greatest speculative deals tina
have been attempted in this country TO
years, rave, within the past few weeks
come to grief. The corner in cuffee ant
wheat, and the boom that was given them
prometers-Afnold& Cos of New Y DIRK
in coffee, and Kershaw s. Co, of Chicago
in wheat, while numerous others miXet
up with them, have shared tie same fate
If any one desires to know the true la
Wardness of the selection of Roanoke: a
the place to hold the Democratic Stat
Convention, he may be gratifed by study
ing the political situation in that party
The Southwest is for Barbour Tor Senator
Richmond and the Southsile are for Fit
Lee. Put this and that together and +;
conclusion may be drawn. The fight ha
already commenced and John w. Daniel i
en- cheering the Lee contingent. He vii
sac that all the little post offices are right.
Cleveland and Lee is the Democratic
ticket for 1888 suggested by several of Thu
Virginia apers. 1t will make a good team
especially at letter writing. They are boil
very ford Of seeing their names III prin
and getting off very common-place ex
pressions of patriotism. They lose NJ
opportunity to give to the Democratic
press what they have to say on the mos
trivial subjects, in which the public ha
very little interest. volunlinous letter
writer. however, is not safe politician o.
necessarily a great statesman.